diff --git a/website/docs/api/span.jade b/website/docs/api/span.jade
index a07ee25d9..770ee3e9b 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/span.jade
+++ b/website/docs/api/span.jade
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ p A slice from a #[code Doc] object.
     +row
         +cell #[code start_char]
         +cell int
-        +cell The character offset for the end of the span.
+        +cell The character offset for the start of the span.
 
     +row
         +cell #[code end_char]